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10 Things in Your Home…

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Even if you clean regularly, there are hidden spots in your home…

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10 Things You Should Never…

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Baking soda is often praised as a miracle cleaner, and while it’s…

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9 Things You Should Never…

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10 Cleaning Hacks That Are…

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Not all cleaning hacks are created equal. While some promise to save…

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15 Genius Home Hacks for…

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Life is full of unexpected challenges, especially when it comes to managing…

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Let me start with a confession: I used to think bleach was…

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15 Home Maintenance Tasks You…

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When I bought my first home, I approached maintenance the same way…

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Magic Erasers are one of my favorite cleaning tools—they work like, well,…

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Madison Cates

Mom, Wife, Minimalist.

Join me in my journey to declutter my life and live a simply beautiful life.

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Mom of Two Little Boys Getting Rid of Over Half Her Family's Stuff Opens Up the Closet She Calls the Second Worst Spot in the House
Man Says His Mom Dropped One Line About Empathy and Consequences That Hit So Hard He Had to Go Sit Alone in His Truck
Man Paid a Street Seller $70 for a Used Bike and Minutes Later a Stranger Stopped Him Saying It Was Stolen and Demanding Proof
Professional Organizer Says Stop Buying Bins and Follow Her Six Blunt Decluttering Rules Starting With If It Is Not a Heck Yes It Is a No
Garage Sale Seller Says She Is Happy to Barter on Prices Except When Shoppers Try It Before Lunch on the Very First Morning
Mom Paid a Local Baker in Advance for Two Birthday Cakes and Even the Baker's Own Dad Could Not Get Her to Deliver Before the Party
New Single Mom Shows the Raw Postpartum Reality of Caring for Her Baby Alone and Has One Warning About Choosing Who You Have Kids With
Pharmacist Parent Had to Warn Their Diabetic Child's Teacher to Silence the Blood Sugar Alarm if the School Ever Goes Into Lockdown
Woman Thought She Found Her Dream Leopard Print High Heel Chair at a Garage Sale Until She Learned the Shopper Before Her Already Bought It